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E. KLIFOUSS DUMPING VEHICLE Filed Feb. 9. 1921 Jan. 1, 1924 E. KLIFOUSS DUMPING VEHICLE Filed Feb. 9. 1921 Sheets-Sheet 2 J'an. 1 1924 E. KLIFCUSS DUMPING VEHICLE Filed Feb. 9. 1921 Sheets-Sheet 3 Jan. 1, 1924 1,479,548

E. KLIFOUSS DUMPING VEHICLE Filed Feb. 9. 1921 'T Sheets-Sheet 4 Jan. la E. KLIFOUSS DUMPING VEHICLE Filed Feb. e. 1921 7 sheets-sheet 6 Jan. l, 1924 E. KLIFOUSS DUMPING VEHICLE Filed Feb. 9. 1921 7 Sheets-Sheet 7 Patented Jen. l, 1924:

UNITED STATES EUGNE nuances,

Olli'l PARIS, FRANCE.

DUMPING VEHICLE.

Application nled February 9, 1921. Serial 30.443,546.

To all whom it may; concern.'

Be it lrnown that I, EUGNE KLiFoUss, a Russian subject, of 9 Rue Claude Bernard, Paris, in the Republic of France, have i`n- 6 vented certain new and useful Improvements in Dum ing Vehicles; and I do hereb declare the foowin to be a full, clear, and exact description o the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which 10 it appertains'to make anduse the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to automobile vehicles body.

ere exist'olreadynumerous types ofautoinobile vehicles with a. tipping body: there are aleovehicles the body of which is at the saine time-tipping' and rotating; in the latter types theoperation 'ofthe 'rotation und of the tipping are effected-by two-entirely independent mechanisms. Particularly, when the lifting' and the tipping areproduced by a screw-"ack, the latter is 4entirely inde endent of t e vertical pivot about whic the rotation takesf lace, so that 'the effort to liftlthe weight o the bodyandits load is an obliqueeiiort which only permits a veryl bad utilization Aof the vavailable motive power; on the other hand the screw-jaclcdirectly en aging-the body caiionly communicate to 'tghe latter a lifting movement the 86 length of which is limited, being equal 'to the len of the course of the screw-jack itself, which is necessarily. limited bythe space available on the chassis ofthevehicle.

The invention has forits object an] im- 40 proved mechanism forthe operation and control of the rotation andof the ti pin of a ows vehicle bodies of thisknd, `Whi these various drawbacks to be eliminated by combining .in 'one and the Same-construction 46 the tipp' mechanism .and .the lpivot and contro olnilie rotating motion. This is done by always maintaining vertical the reactionv ofthe body upon the liftingscrewjaclt and by simultaneously multiplying in a, suitable l0 4pro ortion the lif motion of the car body respect to the 1 ftng inovenrient'` of the screw-jack. This arrangement which reduces considerablyr the-space occupied by the mechanism, has the advantage to secure for provided withv a. tipping or rotating .ulfilQding order toallow "be seen.

Abody bein The'latter is provided on its periphery with .it an easy upkeep and lubrication, together with a utilization of the motive power which is always complete and advantageous. The system comprises also'the use of aux` iliary devices adapted to avoid any stress on the rotating mechanism on the road in transit, and to secure the ropei housing of the bodyin the position wliich it is intended to occupyon the road;

Referring to the appended drawings which illustrate an automobile with rotatnfr 05 and tipping body provided'with an improve mechanism constructed in accordance with the invention Fig. 1 ofthesedrawings is a side view of the vehicle, the body being shown lifted for from the rear.

Fig. 2 'is a plan with the body removedin the operating mechanism `to Fig.. 3'is a rear view of the vehicle, the 76 `inthe required'position for unloading si eways.

Figffl is avertical section showing in dctail on alargar scale the mechanism of retatioii and of tip ing.,`

Fig 5 is asi o view of the latter mechanism in theuposition it occupies on the road.

Figa 6 is a plan view of the same mechanism.

Fig.' ''v is apart transversalsection of this mechanism 4through lthe casing of the controlling gear. f

Fi apart longitudinal section of a vehic evof simpler construction in which the ted only to tip, the tipping be- D0 ing,- operate by hand.

The automobile vehicle vto which the invention 'isl a plied is-a vehicle of. the ordinary -ty e', .rtheekind shownon Figs. lto On the on 'tudinal members l` of the chassis 95 ofthis vehicleA is resting, in a manner which will -be described later on, a frame 2 which carries'the whole of the mechanism for the o 'ration ofV the rotation and of the tipipiiig o the -body 3. 'The base, 4 of the l1 ting screwjack is secured onthisframe,-the screw 5 being operated by a threaded socket G coij1- Istitutin'g a nut, which is'itself ada ted to rotate in the, central socket of the use 4.

los rollers 7 adapted to travell on a rail plate 8 inte 'ral with the chassis'l` of the vehicle.

The body 3'is hinged at its rear portion the screwvjsck is perfect nt 9, on the 'freine 2. It is provided underneath with n guiding rail 10 on which travels n roller 11 carried by the heed 19, of the screw 5 of the screw jack; this heed 12 is mounted on ball bearings on the upper end of the screw and it is continued at 'its upper portion by two lateral cheeks, fbetween which the 'uiding rail 10 of the body is adapted to t.

Owing to this errangeinent the head. of "y guided clon the guiding rail durin the whole of the li ting movement. As is s zown in the xsl-rowing the guide 10 lies e curved slicpe, its rear end restin directly upon the 'Bottoni of the body 3, whi e its forward end is distant from this `'bottom by a suitable amount so cnlculnted that the effort exerted on the hecd of the screw when lifting the lood of the body is always exactly vertical.

As it is easily understood, this special arrangement of the guide 10 .has the edvnntege of increasing the tipping angle of the body 'relatively to .that -o'f the motion of the screw jack.

The operation of the mechanism is obtained by means of n shcft 13 which een be put in motion v'by the motor of the vehicle, as will be seen later on. This sho-ft sictuntes the princi al sha-ft 151 of .a gea-r box, seid shaft .14 eine provided, Fig. ".7, with o toothedwheel with which one or the-other of two shifteble gears 16 and 17 mounted on the secondary shafts 1S and 197mm he, respectively, .brought into engagement.

The shaft '18 operntestlie nu't 6 of the screw-jack b mea-ns ofthe helical gearing 20, 21 and o the toothed wheel 22, to eiect .thelifting movement of the body, which ti s about its hinge '9; the elicit 19 drives t ie internal gear on the bese 4 of the screw-j nek by means of the worm and worin whe-e123, QA, and 'the toothed wheel 25, that is to soy, it

rotates the frame 2 together with the lmdy supported by the hitter,- aboutthe vertical `ems .of the screwfjack. An intermediate shaft 26forovided in the gear 'box with n toothed w eel 27 'that is continuously driven from gear wheel 15 by shifting wheel 17 from neutral position, Fig. '6,' into engagement with wheel 2T `allows 'the reversal" oi': the motion. The control of the sli'ftiible eers is obtainedby inea-ns of two rods'28 for the wheel 16) and 29 l(for .the wheel I7), which can themselves he o eretecl from the drivers sent iespectively 'iy means of two controlling {levers '-30 end 31 (Figs. 1 and 2). The operating shaft 13,' which is ectuatedbythe shaft o the motor 'by means of e suite" 1e transmission gear 32, .can Vhe .coupled with the said niotor shaft by means zof e. clutch 83 the working oi which is controlled by e lever 34 situated within reach of the driverFi 1.

-At the end .e the ascending or 'descending course of the screw jack the lutter produces nutoinnticelly the shifting of the transmission by ineens of stops 85 und 36 mutually connected to a vertical rod 37, Fi l end which, when the nre engaged by tie lower widened part o the screw 5, net unen the rod 28 so as :to .cause `automatically time stoppage of the motion of the screw jack by porti-illy rotating rod 29 in one direction y stop 35, and in the other direction by stop 36 when moved by thecylindricel base portion of.- snid screw .5. The rod 28 then eci-.s upon the lceer 30 which it displnces sli h tly on its sector, and which is adapted to ie brought heck to its neutral position 'by men-ns -o n suite-ble spring, n mechanism customarily used for this purV ose.

A s it is seen, the whole of -t' 1e lneclnmisin of the screw jack and the operating geerings constitute one single whole, vlocated in a single casing which ensures o, proper )reservation and allows an easy upkeep cnc lubrication while considerably reducing the space required.

The :Frame 2 carries underneath two series of slopes or inclines .such as 8B which, when the body is swung in its normal or road positicn,bear upon the rollers 39 'fitting in correspondii'il; recesses 40 of the chassis .(Fig. 5). hese slopes 38 have such en outline thut 'infthis no rmcl position of the body the frame 2 is slightly lifted so that the rollers, 7 Ldo not any more beer upon the xed rail ,plate 8 (ses Fig.- 5').

The csr body may be .advantageously rovided with .c cilempi device constitute as follows.: on l.one of e long sides of the Abody 3 (Fig.V 1) .is erre ed 'n rod 41 previded nt its front end wit i s. lmndle 42,; to

this rod are secured levers 43 ,pi-voted on :the body and .the -lower end ,of which is provided with 'hooks adapted to engage lugs 44 ,cnr- -ried by the .chassis when the body is horizontal. The izeergend of. the seme. nod 41 can be .connected te n hinged hook 45 1in tended to engage the reni' door i6 of the l.body 'when 4it 'is closed .downngeinst the 'body itself. After .the body i8 brought beck to its horizont-nl .position it will only be necessary to ,pull the handle 42 nndfto fasten it, for instance by rotating it, to secure .the bod f .and 'its -renr door simultaneously in position.

It will be imderstood vthat the .driver :of :the vehicle een, from .lisfseen first clutch lthe -meclmuismjby ineens .of the 4lever 3 4, then, in moving the lever .31, ccusethe1otntion of the frame'Q and thcbocly it .carries so as to swing it into 'the r uir'ed horizontal -cnguler position and nal in actuating the lever 30, produce the-tip ing of thebody to unload .t e materiel -w 'ch it contains either on the rear or in cny-requirednngulcr position. The inverse .operation can be produced by ineens cflzthe seme levers 30 end.

31 so as to bring back the body in its normal or road position. From his seat also the driver can b means of the handle 42 secure the bod an its rear door in position. On the rca as it has been indicated above, the rollers 7 of the base 4 of the screw jack are lifted above their rail plate so that these two arts cannot be bent or damaged b the s ocks due to the roughness of the rca One could also in order to simplify the mechanism simply arrange the body as a tipping body as has been shown Fi 8, the tipping motion being then.l opera either by means of the motor or by hand by means of a lateral handle whee1`47. The head of the screw jack acts then as Vreviously dcscribed upon the lower curvi inear portion of the guiding rail l0 of the body, and the operation of the screw jack can be performed by gearing 4B actuated by the handle wheel 4'?. 4

The mechanism of rotation and ti ping of the body which has been describe can, as may be understood, be applied to the vehicles of all kinds due to its small space.

I claim- 1. In a dumping vehicle, the combination with a chassis, a frame capable of rotating horizontally on said chassis, and a body pivoted in said Jframe; of a lifting screw on the chassis, a curvilinear guide on said bod having sliding bearing on the end4 of saidy screw, motor-operated mechanism mounted on said chassis and means on said frame actuated by Said motor mechanism, to

either rotate said frame and body o1' to operate said screw.

2. In a dumping Vehicle the combination with a chassis and apivoted body; of a. curvilinear guide rail on said bod and a lifting screw on said chassis, lthe en of said screw engaging said guide, said guide facilitating the lifting movement while maintaining the line of' reaction of said body and screw vertical.

3. In a dumping vehicle, the combination with a chassis, a frame thereon capable of rotatin horizontally and a body pivoted to sai lframe; of a lifting screwqack on Said chassis, operating mechanism on the chassis, means on sai frame actuated by said mechanism to o crate said screw and swing said frame, an devices between said frame and chassis to relieve the weight of said means on said jack when the body is in normal osition.

4. In a umpin vehicle, the combination with a chassis, a rame thereon capable of rotating horizontally and a body ivoted to said frame; of a lifting screw]ack on said chassis, means on said frame for operating the screw-jack motor-operated mechanism to actuate said means, stop means on said screw and stops. in the path thereof near the top and bottom of the travel of said screw and devices actuated by said stops to 'disengage the motor mechamsm.

, Intestimony thatI claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name.

EUGENE `KLIFoUss. 

